Sunday, November 14, 2010
We are in Norway!!! Although it rains 300 days a year, Bergen is a breathtaking city, surrounded by mountains. We were warmly welcomed by a Norwegian church, the home church of former YWAM’ers Iselinn and Eileen Thorsen. These sisters did their DTS’s in Panama, and both had served as staff on the base. It is a testament to the wonderful relationships that had been developed over the years, the welcome that we received in Bergen.
Wednesday night the church had a prayer meeting, so the day we arrived we were busy settling we also prepared for leading the 2 hour long meeting. We were so blessed to ask the Lord to bless this church, this city, and this country, alongside the Norwegians that we had just met. Listening to them pray, in their language reminded me of the scripture “every knee will bow, every tongue confess, that Jesus Christ is Lord.” One main prayer concern that arose was the amount of drug addiction in the city. Heroin addicts had taken over a local park, and were a focus of our prayers. In the next few days we had the opportunity to meet some of the addicts, and pray for them personally. We also met a faithful woman who has been working with them for 27 years. As you can imagine, she had heartbreaking stories, had been beaten up many times, yet continued to love on these people unconditionally, showing them that they had value in the eyes of our Lord. Through her ministry many lives had been changed, and she showed us the importance of staying faithful, even through very difficult circumstances.
We joined a local church in handing out hot chocolate and serving waffles to passersby, and had opportunity to invite people to the service, talk with them about their beliefs, and pray for them. We also did a survey in a local mall, asking people about their spiritual beliefs, and sharing our hope in Jesus. We were amazed at how open people were.
Sunday we were in charge of the church service, and David Tracy shared a message on evangelism. It was very powerful and challenging, and some of the students had the opportunity to participate in leading worship, speaking about what's happening in YWAM Panama, sharing about our time in England, and giving personal testimonies.
The DTS school went onto the rest of the week in Norway, and Dale and I left to attend the wedding of our son Kellen. So the whirlwind of living on this Christian journey sweeps us off of our feet again. More pictures to come!!
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